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After Sprint merged with Nextel, employees had grievances they sometimes took to social media. Instead of suppressing complaints, the company created "Sprint Space," a social-networking forum where employees could speak freely without fear of punishment, writes Miri McDonald. The forum helped Sprint engage its employees, turning their attitudes positive.

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The index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4% in March, after a 1% increase in February, according to the Conference Board. March marked the ninth consecutive month of gain for the index. The data suggests "strengthening business conditions in the near term," said Ataman Ozyildirim, an economist at the Conference Board.

Creating a business strategy from the bottom up rather than forming high-level goals that may or may not be applied at lower levels can be a more effective way to achieve success, writes Jeff Scott. He recommends forming nonexecutive focus groups to uncover issues and challenges as well as analyzing data to form themes.

Employers who offer flexible work schedules say it pays off in higher productivity and improved retention, even though some adjustments are required by everyone. "If you treat people like adults -- and you do the right job on hiring people that have the right kind of values -- you know they're going to try to get things done," said John Parry, CEO at Solix, which doesn't require employees to get approval for flextime.

Sprint Nextel, a backer of WiMAX technology, has withdrawn from the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance because of the group's support for Long Term Evolution as the fourth-generation wireless standard, Sprint said. "Sprint was disappointed that NGMN shifted from its original technology-neutral stance," said Sprint spokesman John Polivka. "We respectfully withdrew our membership from the organization due to the change in direction." NGMN counts 18 cell phone operators worldwide as members, some of whom have committed to using LTE.

Sprint Nextel, a backer of WiMAX technology, has withdrawn from the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance because of the group's support for Long Term Evolution as the fourth-generation wireless standard, Sprint said. "Sprint was disappointed that NGMN shifted from its original technology-neutral stance," said Sprint spokesman John Polivka. "We respectfully withdrew our membership from the organization due to the change in direction." NGMN counts 18 cell phone operators worldwide as members, some of whom have committed to using LTE.